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72https://historysoa.com/items/show/72À Beckett, Arthur William<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%C3%80+Beckett%2C+Arthur+William+%281844%E2%80%931909%29">À Beckett, Arthur William (1844–1909)</a>Arthur William à Beckett (1844–1909); humorist and journalist.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>A-Beckett-Arthur-William<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30318</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-Chairman+%28Committee+of+Management%29">Vice-Chairman (Committee of Management)</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Journalist">Journalist</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>Arthur William à Beckett (1844–1909; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); humorist and journalist. Published novels and plays, including collaborations with <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Burnand-Francis-Cowley">F. C. Burnand</a>. Acted as editor for several periodicals including the <em>Glow-Worm</em>, <em>Britannia</em>, <em>Tomahawk</em>, <em>Naval and Military Magazine</em>, the <em>Sunday Times</em>, and <em>Punch</em> (working under Burnand).<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1844">1844</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=67&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1891">1891</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Committee+of+Management">Committee of Management</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Council">Council</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Copyright+Sub-Committee">Copyright Sub-Committee</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Drama+Sub-Committee">Drama Sub-Committee</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=69&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1891">1891</a>Portrait of Arthur William à Beckett. Photograph.<span>&nbsp;1896. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_William_%C3%A0_Beckett#/media/File:Arthur_William_A_Beckett.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_William_%C3%A0_Beckett#/media/File:Arthur_William_A_Beckett.jpg</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/72/1896-A-Beckett-Arthur_William.jpegCommittee of Management, copyright, Council, drama, editing, fiction, journalism
122https://historysoa.com/items/show/122Bowen, Herbert Courthope<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Bowen%2C+Herbert+Courthope+%281848%E2%80%931909%29">Bowen, Herbert Courthope (1848–1909)</a>Herbert Courthope Bowen (1848–1909); educator.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>Bowen-Herbert-Courthope<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Teacher">Teacher</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>Herbert Courthope Bowen (1848–1909); educator. Published several exercise books, volumes of poetry and lectures aimed at teachers and students.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1848">1848</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Council">Council</a>Bowen, Henry Courthope. <em>Froebel and Education by Self-Activity</em>. London: Heinemann, 1917. <a href="https://archive.org/details/froebeleducation00bowe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/froebeleducation00bowe</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/122/1917-Bowen-Henry-Courthope.pngCouncil, education, poetry
129https://historysoa.com/items/show/129Crawford, Francis Marion<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Crawford%2C+Francis+Marion+%281854%E2%80%931909%29">Crawford, Francis Marion (1854–1909)</a>Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909); author.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>Crawford-Francis-Marion<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Author">Author</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909); author. Prolific writer of novels, short stories and plays; best known for his Italian novels.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1854">1854</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Council">Council</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=69&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1890">1890</a>Portrait of F. M. Crawford. Photograph. L. C. Page and Co., 1903. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion_Crawford#/media/File:F_Marion_Crawford.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion_Crawford#/media/File:F_Marion_Crawford.jpg</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/129/1903-Crawford-Francis-Marion.jpegCouncil, drama, fiction
130https://historysoa.com/items/show/130Crawfurd, John Oswald Frederick<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Crawfurd%2C+John+Oswald+Frederick+%281834%E2%80%931909%29">Crawfurd, John Oswald Frederick (1834–1909)</a>(John) Oswald Frederick Crawfurd (1834–1909); writer and diplomatist.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>Crawfurd-John-Oswald-Frederick<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32620" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32620</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=81&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Dangerfield%2C+John">Dangerfield, John</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=81&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Latouche%2C+John">Latouche, John</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=81&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sandys%2C+George+Windle">Sandys, George Windle</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Author">Author</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Diplomatist">Diplomatist</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>(John) Oswald Frederick Crawfurd (1834–1909; <em>Oxford DNB</em>), writer and diplomatist. Editor and director of <em>Black and White</em>, managing director of Chapman &amp; Hall, and editor of <em>Chapman's Magazine of Fiction</em> from 1895 to 1898. In addition to contributing to various major periodicals, he wrote thirteen novels.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1834">1834</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Council">Council</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=69&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1890">1890</a>Crawfurd, Oswald. Portugal, Old and New. New York: Putnam, 1880. <a href="https://archive.org/details/portugaloldnew00crawuoft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/portugaloldnew00crawuoft</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/130/1880-Crawfurd-Oswald.pngCouncil, drama, editing, fiction, politics, publishing
47https://historysoa.com/items/show/47Martin, Theodore<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Martin%2C+Theodore+%281816%E2%80%931909%29">Martin, Theodore (1816–1909)</a>Sir Theodore Martin (1816–1909); lawyer and biographer.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>Martin-Theodore<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34906" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34906</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=73&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1884+%28Vice-President%29">1884 (Vice-President)</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President">Vice-President</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Author">Author</a>; <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lawyer">Lawyer</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>Sir Theodore Martin (1816–1909; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); lawyer and biographer. Published poetry, translations and biographies; best known for his <em>Life of the Prince Consort</em> (1874-80), commissioned by Queen Victoria. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1816">1816</a>Lock &amp; Whitfield. Portrait of Sir Theodore Martin. Woodburytype. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1881. NPG Ax17656 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw122413/Sir-Theodore-Martin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw122413/Sir-Theodore-Martin</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/47/1881-Martin-Theodore.jpglaw, life writing, poetry, translation, Vice-Presidents
18https://historysoa.com/items/show/18Meredith, George<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Meredith%2C+George+%281828%E2%80%931909%29">Meredith, George (1828–1909)</a>George Meredith (1828–1909); novelist and poet.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>Meredith-George<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34991" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34991</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=74&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909+%28President%29">1909 (President)</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=73&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1892+%28President%29">1892 (President)</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=President">President</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Author">Author</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>George Meredith (1828–1909; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); novelist and poet. Second President of the Society of Authors.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1828">1828</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Council">Council</a>Hollyer, Frederick. Portrait of George Meredith. Platinum Print. 1886. NPG x1502 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161596/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161596</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/18/1886-Meredith-George.jpgCouncil, fiction, poetry, Presidents
186https://historysoa.com/items/show/186Molloy, James Lynam<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Molloy%2C+James+Lynam+%281837%E2%80%931909%29">Molloy, James Lynam (1837–1909)</a>J. L. Molloy (1837–1909); composer.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Person">Person</a>Molloy-James-Lynam<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35057</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=34&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Composer">Composer</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=79&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=M">M</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=83&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1909">1909</a>J. L. Molloy (1837–1909; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); composer. Published many songs, some in collaboration with <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Gilbert-William-Schwenck">W. S. Gilbert</a>.<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=82&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1837">1837</a><a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Music+Sub-Committee">Music Sub-Committee</a>Portrait of James Lynam Molloy. Engraving. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lynam_Molloy#/media/File:Molloy,JamesLynam_A.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lynam_Molloy#/media/File:Molloy,JamesLynam_A.jpg</a>.https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/186/Molloy-James-Lynam.jpegmusic